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Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Sharing good practice. A Grade 1 Centre. What is the vision?. The Learner – We will put the learner at the centre of everything we do. Quality – We will deliver the highest possible quality in all we do - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Sharing good practice
A Grade 1 Centre. What is the vision?
o The Learner – We will put the learner at the centre of everything we do.
o Quality – We will deliver the highest possible quality in all we do
o Impact – We will achieve the highest possible impact we can on the economic and social wellbeing of individual learners and on Belfast and the region.
Who does it ?
o Staff in the Centre working WITH the students.
o Centre Managers – Paul Stewart, Alan Edgar, Alan Serplus.
o Programme Area Manager – Felix Hagan
o Support from Directorate and Senior manager for STEM
How is it done?
o Staff ethos & expertise
o Management of the Centres
o Curriculum Development, Delivery and Enrichment. Pastoral Care. Careers Advice.
o Links with Industry
o Industry standard equipment.
Staff Ethos and Expertise
o Built up over a number of years
o Appointment strategy – Industrial experience and specialist knowledge e.g. - maths taught by engineers
o Staff allowed to develop their own subject areas
o Staff encouraged to make subjects highly practical
o Staff workroom re-designed to foster informal and co-operative working.
o Continual updating of Qualifications / Expertise.
Management of Centres
o Standard Course Blackboard (BB) Sites
o Joint Centre BB site with team meetings, meeting schedules and timetables all available
o Course Portfolio via BB with Standard with templates that build towards SER Review and eti inspections.
o Development & Delivery of Cross modular assignments.
Curriculum development, delivery and Enrichment.o Importance of “stretch” and “challenge”
o Project Based Learning - Learning by doing. Eg Embedded systems project board.
o Each student – own toolkit.
o VLE extensively used. On line testing eg Maths.
o Enrichment – ICT, Soldering, Further Maths.
“Gen-set” Controller
Andrew McAteer
(F G Wilson)
Pastoral Care and eISLA
o Staff try to identify with students.
o Early intervention of support resources.
o Career paths emphasised during lessons.
o Specialist career days and visiting lecturers.
o Student encouraged have aims and set goals.
Industry Standard Equipment
Links with Industry
In Summary..........
o Centre Ethos
o Broad range of Expertise
o Learning by doing – PBL
o Career Development and Pastoral Care.
o Strong active Commercial and Industrial Links